渺 [－]

Jyutping miu5
Pinyin miǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of an expanse of water) vast
  2. distant and indistinct
  3. tiny or insignificant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    vague; indistinct; uncertain
  2. character
    tiny; insignificant
  3. character, of water
    vast; boundless; endlessly long; expansive
  4. character
    the number 10⁻¹¹
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. endlessly long, boundless, vast
  2. Cangjie Input
    EBUH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #604
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    未来很渺茫。
    未來很渺茫。
    wèi lái hěn miǎo máng 。
    • The future is very uncertain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢一带到咗夜晚就渺无人烟，好似死城噉。
    呢一帶到咗夜晚就渺無人煙，好似死城噉。
    ni1 jat1 daai3 dou3 zo2 je6 maan5 zau6 miu5 mou4 jan4 jin1, hou2 ci5 sei2 sing4 gam2.
    • This area becomes deserted when night comes like a ghost city.
  2. Cantonese
    人同大自然嘅力量相比，系几咁渺小。
    人同大自然嘅力量相比，係幾咁渺小。
    jan4 tung4 daai6 zi6 jin4 ge3 lik6 loeng6 soeng1 bei2, hai6 gei2 gam3 miu5 siu2.
    • Man's strength is very insignificant when compared to that of nature.
  3. Cantonese
    望住呢个汪洋大海，我觉得人类好渺小。
    望住呢個汪洋大海，我覺得人類好渺小。
    mong6 zyu6 ni1 go3 wong1 joeng4 daai6 hoi2, ngo5 gok3 dak1 jan4 leoi6 hou2 miu5 siu2.
    • Watching the sea, I think humans are insignificant.
  4. Cantonese
    𠮶个病人康复机会渺茫，所以寻晚医生同屋企人倾完D咗佢，畀佢舒服啲走。
    嗰個病人康復機會渺茫，所以尋晚醫生同屋企人傾完D咗佢，畀佢舒服啲走。
    go2 go3 beng6 jan4 hong1 fuk6 gei1 wui6 miu5 mong4, so2 ji5 cam4 maan5 ji1 sang1 tung4 uk1 kei5 jan4 king1 jyun4 di1 zo2 keoi5, bei2 keoi5 syu1 fuk6 di1 zau2.
    • That patient has a minimal chance of recovery, so last night the case doctor gave an DNACPR order after talking to the family, to allow him to pass away peacefully.
  5. Cantonese
    虚无飘渺
    虛無飄渺
    heoi1 mou4 piu1 miu5
    • abstract and vague; unreal